anyone have any experience with being on apap/cpap and undergoing ca. treatment concurrently?
Cancer treatment............?
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rustynail
Hi Gailzee!
This question is not easy to respond to but I don't want to ignore you either.
Short and simple - no. But my heart sure does go out to you. I would certainly think that during such a time it would be of utmost importance to get as much quality sleep and rest as possible. I think it would be safe to say that you should not stop using you apap/cpap since not breathing when you sleep is certainly not healthy.
I'm vacationing presently and will be flying out of Wichita KS and back to Destin FL tomorrow and back to Germany this weekend. I'm not 'on-line' at home but intend to be so as soon as possible. There are surely others who are or have been in your situation and we'll just have to find them.
Hugs
This question is not easy to respond to but I don't want to ignore you either.
Short and simple - no. But my heart sure does go out to you. I would certainly think that during such a time it would be of utmost importance to get as much quality sleep and rest as possible. I think it would be safe to say that you should not stop using you apap/cpap since not breathing when you sleep is certainly not healthy.
I'm vacationing presently and will be flying out of Wichita KS and back to Destin FL tomorrow and back to Germany this weekend. I'm not 'on-line' at home but intend to be so as soon as possible. There are surely others who are or have been in your situation and we'll just have to find them.
Hugs
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auntiebeccaneedssleep
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All I know is that it is VERY important to get the rest you need. IMO that means with the machine on.
Watching my 3 year old nephew go through chemo made me realize how important it was for him to get good sleep. The nurses were constantly coming in and waking my nephew up in the middle of the night, and he was always so tired. I know if he had sleep apnea, we would have continued to use the cpap.
My advice would be to talk to a doctor though. Maybe even have the doctors talk to each other about the best therapy. Just a thought.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Auntie
Watching my 3 year old nephew go through chemo made me realize how important it was for him to get good sleep. The nurses were constantly coming in and waking my nephew up in the middle of the night, and he was always so tired. I know if he had sleep apnea, we would have continued to use the cpap.
My advice would be to talk to a doctor though. Maybe even have the doctors talk to each other about the best therapy. Just a thought.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Auntie
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to sleep I go......
Gailzee:
It was during my first rounds of chemo for aggressive stage IV(s) non-Hodgkins lymphoma that my sleep problems came to a head. Although I had suffered with undiagnosed OSA symptoms for several years, the chemo sent my sleep patterns into a tailspin--waking every 2 hours, always tired. After meeting with other NHL patients, I realized I needed to ask for sleep meds to get my sleep back. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE MEDS IN ORDER TO SLEEP while in chemo!! Your REST is what helps your body FIGHT the disease!
After 6 months of chemo, my sleep problems continued for another year before I was able to sleep decently without meds. I thought this was all "post-chemo" symptoms. But, after another couple years of suffering with OSA, I finally was tested and began CPAP.
The summer after starting CPAP my lymphoma returned--this time slow growing. I have been undergoing monoclonal antibody treatment (Rituxan) for the NHL every 6 months. It tires me out and depresses my natural immunity, but IS KEEPING ME ALIVE. Just like fighting with my FF mask--my new APAP KEEPS ME ALIVE!!
We're all here for you!!
Grant
It was during my first rounds of chemo for aggressive stage IV(s) non-Hodgkins lymphoma that my sleep problems came to a head. Although I had suffered with undiagnosed OSA symptoms for several years, the chemo sent my sleep patterns into a tailspin--waking every 2 hours, always tired. After meeting with other NHL patients, I realized I needed to ask for sleep meds to get my sleep back. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE MEDS IN ORDER TO SLEEP while in chemo!! Your REST is what helps your body FIGHT the disease!
After 6 months of chemo, my sleep problems continued for another year before I was able to sleep decently without meds. I thought this was all "post-chemo" symptoms. But, after another couple years of suffering with OSA, I finally was tested and began CPAP.
The summer after starting CPAP my lymphoma returned--this time slow growing. I have been undergoing monoclonal antibody treatment (Rituxan) for the NHL every 6 months. It tires me out and depresses my natural immunity, but IS KEEPING ME ALIVE. Just like fighting with my FF mask--my new APAP KEEPS ME ALIVE!!
We're all here for you!!
Grant
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I discovered my breast cancer in July of 2003. Treatment, which consisted of a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and taking an International Breast Cancer Study drug ended Sept. 04.
Through all of this, I knew I had OSA but since the only mask they'd tried on me was a nose mask, which didn't work with my mouth breathing, I didn't think there was anything to help.
I felt so bad and so weak during chemo/radiation that I would have welcomed Cpap therapy. It could only have helped. When my red count got the heck knocked out of it from chemo, it would have been nice to have had more oxygen available to the red cells I had left.
Think about that.
Good luck!
Betty
Through all of this, I knew I had OSA but since the only mask they'd tried on me was a nose mask, which didn't work with my mouth breathing, I didn't think there was anything to help.
I felt so bad and so weak during chemo/radiation that I would have welcomed Cpap therapy. It could only have helped. When my red count got the heck knocked out of it from chemo, it would have been nice to have had more oxygen available to the red cells I had left.
Think about that.
Good luck!
Betty
Re: Cancer treatment............?
OH GOSH! Thanks everyone, this question was not about me (thank GOD) but someone else I know going thru ca. treatment/and apnea situations, cpap, etc.
But thanks for the GOOD WISHES........
Sorry for mix up
Thanks again....
Gail z.
But thanks for the GOOD WISHES........
Sorry for mix up
Thanks again....
Gail z.
gailzee wrote:anyone have any experience with being on apap/cpap and undergoing ca. treatment concurrently?
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